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Water, Irrigation Minister discusses cooperation with EBRD representatives
Meeting also touched on current negotiations over filling, operation of GERD
Egypt uses AI to improve water-efficient irrigation
The protocol was signed via video conference by Amr Talaat, Minister of Communications and Information Technology, and ElSayed ElKosayer, Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation.
Egypt explores using modern irrigation methods in 175,000 feddan land
Irrigation and Agriculture Ministries to coordinate in implementing project
Planning Ministry targets EGP 34.5bn agriculture, irrigation investments in FY 2020/21
The ministry has indicated that the agriculture sector’s most significant targets for FY 2020/21 are to increase production to EGP 1.075trn at current prices, from EGP 938.9bn in FY 2019/20, a growth of 14.5%, equivalent to 11% of gross domestic product (GDP).
Water, Agriculture Ministers discuss Sinai irrigation system implementation
Ministers agree to set timetable to finalise counting, legalising encroachments on state land in Sinai
Egyptians can never give up on their Nile water rights: Irrigation Minister
Ethiopian Minister of Foreign Affairs has conducted televised interview over GERD to be released soon
Irrigation Ministry, WFP discuss upgrading irrigation systems in Egypt
Egypt receives €25m grant from Dutch government for water resources management
PM Madbouly explores rationalisation of water consumption, modern irrigation
Irrigation and housing ministries cooperate in seawater desalination projects
Challenges, opportunities for solar irrigation in MENA evaluated
Tele-metric monitoring system implemented by the ministry allows remote shutdown of solar power plant
Parliament discusses new water resources and irrigation draft law
It is a cornerstone in overcoming water challenges in Egypt, says Abdel Aty
Egypt, UAE ink cooperation agreements in housing, irrigation, trade, industry sectors
Al-Sisi received Al-Nahyan at Borg El Arab Airport in Alexandria early on Wednesday
Briefing request issued to ministers of irrigation, local development for not utilising rain water for agriculture: MP
Egyptian government limited rice cultivation to 750,000 acres this season
GARPAD blames Irrigation, Electricity Ministries for losses
Violations of water quantities prevent access to GARPAD lands, says Irrigation Ministry
GERD tripartite committee holds 11th meeting
The eleventh meeting of the tripartite committee on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) began Sunday in Khartoum with the participation of the Irrigation and Foreign ministers of Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia.
Irrigation minister drops charges against renowned professor
El-Moghazy had levelled libel and defamation charges against Nour El-Din on 8 November; AFTE researcher describes allegations as lacking “legal ground”
UNIDO to participate in reclamation of 1.5m acres
The organisation will provide expertise in greenhouse technology
Field irrigation project to provide 7%-10% increase in cultivated land: Beltagy
Project would provide approximately 10bn cubic metres of water per year for reclaiming at least 300,000 acres in new land
Shoukry to visit Ethiopia after Europe tour
Recent talks between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan on the Ethiopian Dam have ended in agreements
Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan tripartite talks end with agreements
This is the fourth round of talks for the trio in the past year after previous efforts had failed
Al-Sisi voices willingness to visit Ethiopia up to 3 times to resolve dam issue
Egypt’s water minister arrives in Sudan to attend tripartite talks held to address issues surrounding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
Negotiations will start where they left off: Water minister
The minister has left Egypt for Sudan to attend tripartite talks on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
Egypt drafting law to protect facilities, criminalises attacks on water and electricity: PM
Government drafts document obliging Toshka development companies to finish within 3 years or face land withdrawal
Irrigation development project to provide 10bn cubic metres of water: Agriculture minister
Project targets 5m acres of land over the coming 10 years to achieve greater growth rates, increase agricultural lands and create 1.6m jobs
African Development Bank examines $700m in financing for irrigation projects
By Abdel Razek Al-Shuwekhi The African Development Bank (ADB) is currently considering financing projects at the Ministry of Water and Irrigation worth $700m, according to a bank official. On 25 June, an official at the Ministry of International Cooperation said the ADB would finance the study at a value of €1.9m (just over $2.5m). The …
AFDB to increase lending programme to Egypt in 2015
African Development Bank says it will continue providing assistance to Egyptian government in the form of loans and grants
Ministry of Irrigation receives EGP 30,000 donation
Donor and ministry to coordinate in holding expo for water and irrigation issues
Assiut aqueduct project to offer national benefits
The project will benefit 18 million Egyptians and improve the irrigation system for over 1.6 million acres of land
Egypt to coordinate with Ethiopia on Renaissance Dam
Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources says Egypt and Sudan could benefit from Ethiopia’s dam
Italy invests $20m in Egyptian irrigation system
The Italian- Egyptian cooperation programme is one of the biggest and most vital programmes to Italy: Italian official
Water ministry mulls use of solar power
Ministry of Water and Irrigation reviews possibility of using solar energy to improve water pumps.